by John Nichiporuk The Orthodox divine service is performed by the priest and deacon in the altar, as well as singers and readers in the choir. Arguably we hear the voices of the readers most frequently in the church. They are assigned the important role of reading aloud the Paremias and the … [Read more...]
Two Scripture Verses You Should Memorize Today
Are you discerning a vocation? Do you think about serving Christ as a priest or deacon? Wondering why things seem to slam up against you? Do you feel like you are charging upstream, against the current, sinking in quicksand half the time? You're not just being tested - you're being trained! … [Read more...]
The Role of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the RC Scandal
The revelations of decades of abuse and cover-ups in the Roman Catholic Church is gut-wrenching. It calls for recognition, repentance, and penance on a massive scale. It also calls for serious study so that reforms (and reforms MUST come!) are effective. One of the challenges is that no one is … [Read more...]
Rod Dreher: Letter from a Frustrated Priest
In the article excerpted from below, Rod Dreher is writing specifically about the culture of the Roman Catholic Church. Therefore many of the points that he and the priests he quotes make do not apply to the Orthodox Church. However, to the extent that the problem is really about power, then any … [Read more...]
Your Vocation is My Vocation (Homily by Fr. Gregory Jensen)
Homily given by Fr. Gregory Jensen at Ss Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, an Orthodox Christian community on the campus of UW-Madison Sunday, July 15 (O.S., July 2), 2018: 7th Sunday after Pentecost; Placing of the Robe of the Mother of God. Epistle: Romans 15:1-7/Hebrews … [Read more...]
Spiritual Gifts and Your Vocation (Homily by Fr. Gregory Jensen)
Homily given by Fr. Gregory Jensen at Ss Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, an Orthodox Christian community on the campus of UW-Madison Sunday, July 8 (O.S., June 25), 2018: 6th Sunday after Pentecost; Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304). Epistle: Romans … [Read more...]
FB Live: How to Choose a Seminary (and succeed in Distance Learning)
There are several seminarians (not to mention theological programs; which is different). Just in the United States, we have: Resident Seminaries: GOARCH Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology - Brookline, Massachusetts; Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. … [Read more...]
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